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executable

British  
/ ˈɛksɪˌkjuːtəbəl /

adjective

  1. (of a computer program) able to be run

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a file containing a program that will run as soon as it is opened

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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“Neither the state nor the federal government had clear, executable plans in place to respond to and manage such limited resources in an uncertain and rapidly evolving environment.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Mr Biden said Israel needed a "credible and executable plan" to protect the more than a million people in the city, according to the White House.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

The official line was that the two sides mutually parted ways, but industry insiders said that the couple just could not come up with enough good, executable ideas for podcasts or audio shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Just note that if you're planning to add an executable from a game that you installed through another launcher, you may have to manually configure some of the emulation settings to get things running flawlessly.

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2022

It may be news from Washington Post, a digital picture, an executable program, a pile of invoices, a piece of music, a voice file, an animated sequence of pictures and music, or compressed library files.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd